Also a Costco chicken won't last 16 days. Get some bread, peanut butter, rice and beans to go along with it. And have your boyfriend take you out on a few dates to supplement. No wine. Lots of job hunting.
A big box of Cheerios, peanut butter and jelly, loaf of bread and a bag of apples, oh and milk. What is that $20? That leaves $10 to play with. Oh and visit a food bank. That's too tight.
Also a Costco chicken won't last 16 days. Get some bread, peanut butter, rice and beans to go along with it. And have your boyfriend take you out on a few dates to supplement. No wine. Lots of job hunting.
I'm not looking for another job.
Yes, the chicken won't last 16 days. But a chicken definitely lasts me a solid 10 or so.
I don't eat rice, beans or grains either. I stick with whole foods.
I generally spend $40 for 2ish weeks of food. Which I can definitely do here, but I'm challenging myself to see if I can do it without dipping into savings.
On the short term, you can get by living on corn flakes, milk, and ramen. Not feasible long term though. Farmers markets are great for produce, and I'm happy to see you mention it in the original post. Do you have Bountiful Basket in your area? They are all over the country. (Bountifulbaskets.org) You get 6 fruits and 6 vegetables for $15. (One type of food counts for each, not each individual item. For instance, today I got 7 apples which counted as one fruit.) I'll post a pic of today's basket I received in a minute. It's a great way to get cheap fruits and veg that are fresh, in season, and tasty.
Rice, beans, and grains are "whole foods." Do you mean you don't eat carbs?
ETA: It's going to cost a whole lot more than what's leftover if you have to go to the ER with food poisoning after you eat a 10-day-old Costco chicken.
On the short term, you can get by living on corn flakes, milk, and ramen. Not feasible long term though. Farmers markets are great for produce, and I'm happy to see you mention it in the original post. Do you have Bountiful Basket in your area? They are all over the country. (Bountifulbaskets.org) You get 6 fruits and 6 vegetables for $15. (One type of food counts for each, not each individual item. For instance, today I got 7 apples which counted as one fruit.) I'll post a pic of today's basket I received in a minute. It's a great way to get cheap fruits and veg that are fresh, in season, and tasty.
That's an idea. But I'd rather go to the farmers market and get the same thing but be able to pick which fruits I want.
I generally buy everything except meat at the market. I shop sales for the best pricing on meat.
Rice, beans, and grains are "whole foods." Do you mean you don't eat carbs?
ETA: It's going to cost a whole lot more than what's leftover if you have to go to the ER with food poisoning after you eat a 10-day-old Costco chicken.
I follow a Whole30 type diet and they don't consider rice, beans and grains whole foods.
Lol. That's why you portion it and freeze it. Trust me, I've been eating Costco chickens for years and have it down to a science. :-)
Post by thatgirl2478 on May 31, 2014 16:59:19 GMT -5
Ok - seriously - how can you post here saying 'how would you spend the money' and NOT expect advice. Apparently you are dumber than previously imagined.
And this is coming from someone who has only side eyed you once or twice -- not one of the people who's caused you to leave > change your name > come back.
I would buy no alcohol at all and make sure I had food and gas enough to cover me for the next 2 weeks.
A tank of gas lasts me 2-3 weeks. Depending on how frequently I drive during the weekend.
But as mentioned the plane ticket home means the next few weekends are spent watching Battlestar Galactica or chilling in my kiddie pool in the front yard. :-)
Ok - seriously - how can you post here saying 'how would you spend the money' and NOT expect advice. Apparently you are dumber than previously imagined.
And this is coming from someone who has only side eyed you once or twice -- not one of the people who's caused you to leave > change your name > come back.
Because I see it as the same "how would your lifestyle change if you had $310 Hhi"
I wanted to ask about the other side of the spectrum.
On the short term, you can get by living on corn flakes, milk, and ramen. Not feasible long term though. Farmers markets are great for produce, and I'm happy to see you mention it in the original post. Do you have Bountiful Basket in your area? They are all over the country. (Bountifulbaskets.org) You get 6 fruits and 6 vegetables for $15. (One type of food counts for each, not each individual item. For instance, today I got 7 apples which counted as one fruit.) I'll post a pic of today's basket I received in a minute. It's a great way to get cheap fruits and veg that are fresh, in season, and tasty.
That's an idea. But I'd rather go to the farmers market and get the same thing but be able to pick which fruits I want.
I generally buy everything except meat at the market. I shop sales for the best pricing on meat.
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Honestly, all the food I got was in pristine condition. You can check each item before you leave to make sure it's all good. Plus, it's nice to try new things. They put in whatever they can get fresh at the time, so sometimes you end up with an ingredient you'd never pick out, like celeriac or bok choy.
This weeks basket (since I can't get a pic to load) was a large bunch of bananas, a big bag of green grapes, a pint of blackberries, 7 apples, five tomatoes, two orange bell peppers, a head of romaine lettuce, a gigantic bunch of asparagus, three large broccoli crowns, three summer squash, four white onions, and a huge bunch of celery. For $15. Blackberries alone are $5 in the local HEB store. So, if you're on a budget, its a good investment.
If you follow a whole foods diet and prefer the way you feel without grains in your diet, how does beer in any way fit into your plan? It's made from grain! No snark; it's hard to convey tone here.
That's an idea. But I'd rather go to the farmers market and get the same thing but be able to pick which fruits I want.
I generally buy everything except meat at the market. I shop sales for the best pricing on meat.
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Honestly, all the food I got was in pristine condition. You can check each item before you leave to make sure it's all good. Plus, it's nice to try new things. They put in whatever they can get fresh at the time, so sometimes you end up with an ingredient you'd never pick out, like celeriac or bok choy.
This weeks basket (since I can't get a pic to load) was a large bunch of bananas, a big bag of green grapes, a pint of blackberries, 7 apples, five tomatoes, two orange bell peppers, a head of romaine lettuce, a gigantic bunch of asparagus, three large broccoli crowns, three summer squash, four white onions, and a huge bunch of celery. For $15. Blackberries alone are $5 in the local HEB store. So, if you're on a budget, its a good investment.
Interesting. I'm going to compare this with the prices I get at farmers markets.
And I generally spend $100-150 a month on groceries. So it's not a terribly small budget.
But this does so interesting. So I'm looking into to it. Thanks!!
Rice, beans, and grains are "whole foods." Do you mean you don't eat carbs?
ETA: It's going to cost a whole lot more than what's leftover if you have to go to the ER with food poisoning after you eat a 10-day-old Costco chicken.
I follow a Whole30 type diet and they don't consider rice, beans and grains whole foods.
Lol. That's why you portion it and freeze it. Trust me, I've been eating Costco chickens for years and have it down to a science. :-)
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OK, good, I just wanted to make sure. Some people would actually do something like that.
If you follow a whole foods diet and prefer the way you feel without grains in your diet, how does beer in any way fit into your plan? It's made from grain! No snark; it's hard to convey tone here.
I enjoy beer way too much to not drink it. San Diego is known for it's breweries. Beer is just so damn good!
I do limit it and try to stick with cider or a gluten free beer.
That's an idea. But I'd rather go to the farmers market and get the same thing but be able to pick which fruits I want.
I generally buy everything except meat at the market. I shop sales for the best pricing on meat.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using proboards
Honestly, all the food I got was in pristine condition. You can check each item before you leave to make sure it's all good. Plus, it's nice to try new things. They put in whatever they can get fresh at the time, so sometimes you end up with an ingredient you'd never pick out, like celeriac or bok choy.
This weeks basket (since I can't get a pic to load) was a large bunch of bananas, a big bag of green grapes, a pint of blackberries, 7 apples, five tomatoes, two orange bell peppers, a head of romaine lettuce, a gigantic bunch of asparagus, three large broccoli crowns, three summer squash, four white onions, and a huge bunch of celery. For $15. Blackberries alone are $5 in the local HEB store. So, if you're on a budget, its a good investment.
I'm so glad you listed everything you got in your basket. I'm going to do this next week -- I just realized we have a co-op in my town. Thank you!
I think you can make it work. One thing I have noticed is that when I had less money, I was more careful with it. As I started earning more, I started going out to eat more and spending more freely. I did a better job saving when we had less to work with.
Honestly, all the food I got was in pristine condition. You can check each item before you leave to make sure it's all good. Plus, it's nice to try new things. They put in whatever they can get fresh at the time, so sometimes you end up with an ingredient you'd never pick out, like celeriac or bok choy.
This weeks basket (since I can't get a pic to load) was a large bunch of bananas, a big bag of green grapes, a pint of blackberries, 7 apples, five tomatoes, two orange bell peppers, a head of romaine lettuce, a gigantic bunch of asparagus, three large broccoli crowns, three summer squash, four white onions, and a huge bunch of celery. For $15. Blackberries alone are $5 in the local HEB store. So, if you're on a budget, its a good investment.
I'm so glad you listed everything you got in your basket. I'm going to do this next week -- I just realized we have a co-op in my town. Thank you!
I just looked. It's not available in CA. :-( Probably because of easy access to farmers markets.
In San Diego alone there's at least 2 a day. Some are bigger than others.